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>> i do, martha. i think the international olympic committee could basically say to the russian government, you must change this law, and here's why. it is a great gift, and it's a great bargaining chip to have the olympic games given to a country. russia, putin wanted these olympics more than anything. he himself lobbied for the olympic games several years ago, so just as the opportunity was missed in china with dissidents being thrown in jail because the olympics were held in china, the ioc missed an opportunity there to demand human rights change for generations. the same thing -- >> it's really quite extraordinary what's going on in russia. even if they say they won't arrest anybody, you have people attacking pro-gay rallies, all sorts of things going on. >> exactly, and the olympics -- at the end of the day, martha, the olympics is about inclusion. this is all about having athletes of the world show up and come, obviously there's commercialism, et cetera, but the bottom line is, this is a chance
>> i do, martha. i think the international olympic committee could basically say to the russian government, you must change this law, and here's why. it is a great gift, and it's a great bargaining chip to have the olympic games given to a country. russia, putin wanted these olympics more than anything. he himself lobbied for the olympic games several years ago, so just as the opportunity was missed in china with dissidents being thrown in jail because the olympics were held in china, the...
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for the activity overseas, that is until saturday when the obama's plan to kick off their vacation in martha's vineyard. joe biden is hanging out in the hamptons with alec baldwin, rubbing shoulders with celebrities at a posh beach spa. this should come as no surprise to anybody. if we've learned anything about this president over the last few years, he's proven to be a do as they say, not a do as i do kind of guy. >> when i took office, i pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term. this wasteful spending has many sources. it's time for this waste and inefficiency to end. this is how we can reduce spending, by scouring the budget, by reforming government spending in a time of great need, when our families and nation are finding it necessary to tighten our belts. and be more responsible with how we spend our money. we can't afford to waste taxpayer dollars. one of the commitments i made to the american people was that we would do a better job here in washington in rooting out wasteful spending. with a recovery package of this size comes a responsibility to ensure every taxpa
for the activity overseas, that is until saturday when the obama's plan to kick off their vacation in martha's vineyard. joe biden is hanging out in the hamptons with alec baldwin, rubbing shoulders with celebrities at a posh beach spa. this should come as no surprise to anybody. if we've learned anything about this president over the last few years, he's proven to be a do as they say, not a do as i do kind of guy. >> when i took office, i pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of...
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. >> tonight we start at the beginning, exploring the life and times of martha washington. >> martha washington was george washington's confidant. >> she was a person very absorbed in duty and very capable. but she didn't like that. she called herself a prisoner of state. >> by the same token that every step washington took to find the office, so in a very real sense kit be said everything martha washington did like wise. >> it was a business-like relationship, but not i think without affection. i thinkth
. >> tonight we start at the beginning, exploring the life and times of martha washington. >> martha washington was george washington's confidant. >> she was a person very absorbed in duty and very capable. but she didn't like that. she called herself a prisoner of state. >> by the same token that every step washington took to find the office, so in a very real sense kit be said everything martha washington did like wise. >> it was a business-like relationship, but...
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kristen welker is live for us in martha's vineyard. the president did not announce a big shift in policy, but he did cancel a u.s./egyptian military exercise scheduled for next month. takes place every other year. what more the can you tell us about the military maneuver known as bright star, and how significant is the cancellation, do you think? >> reporter: well, to your first question, martin, this is the bright star military exercise. it day-to-days back to 1980, started after the camp david peace accords were signed, and it involves thousands of usair and ground forces. as you point out, it does occur biannually. so it certainly is significant to that extent. it's aimed at sending a direct message to the interim government in egypt, to the military in egypt. what it doesn't do, though, martin, is to use the largest piece of leverage that the united states has, which is to withdraw that $1.3 billion in military aid. so to some extent the administration continues to walk a fine line in terms of its policy toward egypt. part of that
kristen welker is live for us in martha's vineyard. the president did not announce a big shift in policy, but he did cancel a u.s./egyptian military exercise scheduled for next month. takes place every other year. what more the can you tell us about the military maneuver known as bright star, and how significant is the cancellation, do you think? >> reporter: well, to your first question, martin, this is the bright star military exercise. it day-to-days back to 1980, started after the...
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one person who never stops working is kristen welker who joins us live from martha's vineyard. this is indeed a working vacation. can you describe for us therefore how each day is planned? does the president take briefings in the morning, take lunch and then play golf or go out with the family? how is the day structured? >> well, i think it's a little bit of both, martin. the white house always says that the office of the presidency travels with president obama wherever he goes. i think they take great pains to showcase that. they released that picture as you pointed out of president obama getting briefed by susan rice. of course, there are a number of topics he does have his eye on right now. everything from the unrest in egypt and syria, of course, the ongoing debate over his surveillance programs. today we had that big announcement built attorney general eric holder. so there are a number of issues that he's thinking about. we also know that while he's here, he's trying to figure out who the replacement will be for fed chairman ben bernanke. there's plenty of r&r, as well. h
one person who never stops working is kristen welker who joins us live from martha's vineyard. this is indeed a working vacation. can you describe for us therefore how each day is planned? does the president take briefings in the morning, take lunch and then play golf or go out with the family? how is the day structured? >> well, i think it's a little bit of both, martin. the white house always says that the office of the presidency travels with president obama wherever he goes. i think...
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martha: i'm martha maccallum. the neighbored say they heard a large boom, then several explosions followed. the airbus 300 crashed outside the city's perimeter. bill: what do we know about the conditions where that plane crashed? >> reporter: it remains unclear whether weather had anything to do with the crash of flight 1354. we are getting word from the faa where the plane crashed. the crash occurred while the plane was on approach to the airport in birmingham. the ntsb says it's sending a full go-team to investigate the cause of the crash. an airport spokesperson says there are no homes in the area where the plane crashed. the spokesperson describes it as a grassy field. local authorities say no one on the ground was injured, bill. bill: what are we hearing from ups? >> they are trying to assess what's going on as is everyone else. the aircraft was an a-300 cargo jet. it was flying to birmingham from louisville, kentucky. a company spokesperson released a written statement saying quote," we are still assessing t
martha: i'm martha maccallum. the neighbored say they heard a large boom, then several explosions followed. the airbus 300 crashed outside the city's perimeter. bill: what do we know about the conditions where that plane crashed? >> reporter: it remains unclear whether weather had anything to do with the crash of flight 1354. we are getting word from the faa where the plane crashed. the crash occurred while the plane was on approach to the airport in birmingham. the ntsb says it's sending...
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martha. martha: alicia, thank you. let's go to the bear creek fire a second here and look at the parameters of this. it has charred 160 square miles so far. that is bigger on than the city of philadelphia. that is 134 square miles and bigger than the city of detroit and denver which is 150 area miles. a huge undertaking in this fire. gregg: let's turn to tracy weaver for more information, public information officer team one. joining us live on the phone. how much of this this is contained. talk to us about the homes and commercial properties that are threatened. >> good morning, gregg. the fire is showing 9% containment right now or 8:00%. that number goes up and down as the perimeter is spreading quite a bit. as you can imagine it is a huge area we're working in. gregg: and the evacuations, the homes, the businesses? >> well, basically everything between ketchum, sun valley and hayley, both sides of the road, all those subdivisions are evacuated. there are evacuations north of ketchum as well. and as well as across th
martha. martha: alicia, thank you. let's go to the bear creek fire a second here and look at the parameters of this. it has charred 160 square miles so far. that is bigger on than the city of philadelphia. that is 134 square miles and bigger than the city of detroit and denver which is 150 area miles. a huge undertaking in this fire. gregg: let's turn to tracy weaver for more information, public information officer team one. joining us live on the phone. how much of this this is contained. talk...
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and she said that -- that no one ever called martha washington martha. she was always called patsy as lady bird johnson was never called claudia. so i was just wondering, you mentioned in his letters when he referred to her in his letter that it was just mentioned on the telephone that he did call her patsy. and i also wanted to mention that in the story that i'm reading about martha and george washington that the house, mt. vernon, was originally the home of his half brother, george washington's half brother. that he lived in a smaller farm. and i wondered if you are going to talk anything about his years as a surveyor or is this really about the years with martha as an adult? >> thank versus much. this is actually martha washington's time in the sun. so we won't talk about george's early career. what about the nickname patsy? >> patsy, pat, patty were the nicknames for martha in those days just as peg or peggy is a nickname for margaret. the martha nickname has fallen out of favor. nobody was named patricia back then. the only patsies were martha's. th
and she said that -- that no one ever called martha washington martha. she was always called patsy as lady bird johnson was never called claudia. so i was just wondering, you mentioned in his letters when he referred to her in his letter that it was just mentioned on the telephone that he did call her patsy. and i also wanted to mention that in the story that i'm reading about martha and george washington that the house, mt. vernon, was originally the home of his half brother, george...
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martha? martha: leland, they have proven already they will do that and we saw them break up these two other sit-in areas. now if the muslim brotherhood supporters are planning to basically launch another huge sit-in like this, it feels inevitable that there will be the same kind of clash, does it not? >> reporter: absolutely. it is very difficult to figure out a way that today doesn't end with a lot more people dead in the streets of cairo. already in one of the outlying cities there in egypt where we've also seen protests, although hard to get video and information in, there are at least four people already dead today. we don't know if that was storming a government building or attacking a police check point, that kind of thing. the army there has been very defiant towards the united states. president obama yesterday came out very strongly condemning the army, very much upset how things had gone down in cairo. the army says, that simply 'em boldens violent terrorists. and the president's rem
martha? martha: leland, they have proven already they will do that and we saw them break up these two other sit-in areas. now if the muslim brotherhood supporters are planning to basically launch another huge sit-in like this, it feels inevitable that there will be the same kind of clash, does it not? >> reporter: absolutely. it is very difficult to figure out a way that today doesn't end with a lot more people dead in the streets of cairo. already in one of the outlying cities there in...
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if you're on martha another vineyard and bump in president obama, tell him we said hello. see you on "he five." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tom: we now know the initial stories about benghazi and rogue cincinnati irs agents and the closing of the 22 embassies. how do i sayt -- they strain credibility. it's one thing to disagree with policy but this is different. can you trust wt our government is saying right here, right now. >> tom: thanks for joining us. here at the top of the stack, about a week ago we learned of a worldwide terrorist alert that resulted in 22 embassies being closed temporarily but since then
if you're on martha another vineyard and bump in president obama, tell him we said hello. see you on "he five." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tom: we now know the initial stories about benghazi and rogue cincinnati irs agents and the closing of the 22 embassies. how do i sayt -- they strain credibility. it's one thing to disagree with policy but this is different. can you trust wt our government is saying right here, right now. >> tom: thanks for joining us. here at the top of the stack,...
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first lady, michelle obama, biking with her family friday on martha's vineyard and opening up to parade about raising 15-year-old malia and 12-year-old sasha. what i tell my kids is i'm preparing you for college and life so, having independence, knowing how to set your own boundaries, figuring out how to make that balance. asked about these comments to wcax -- >> as a busy single mother or busy mother -- >> she said, i give my husband credit, he knows who their friends are, their schedule, but he is not making the calls to the dance studio to figure out what classes they're taking next year. mrs. obama has also made it to point to promote healthy eating and exercise, often serving as first example. ♪ taking on jimmy fallon in a fitness battle and teaching workout moves to kids and the coveted cover model is not above a little vanity. i have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who i am as a woman. i want to be this really fly i8, 90-year-old. i asked her former campaign chief of staff how she'll be remembered. >> fun, passionate. a good mom. a great spouse. somebody that
first lady, michelle obama, biking with her family friday on martha's vineyard and opening up to parade about raising 15-year-old malia and 12-year-old sasha. what i tell my kids is i'm preparing you for college and life so, having independence, knowing how to set your own boundaries, figuring out how to make that balance. asked about these comments to wcax -- >> as a busy single mother or busy mother -- >> she said, i give my husband credit, he knows who their friends are, their...
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if you're on martha another vineyard and bump in president obama, tell him we said hello. see you on "the five." ♪ ♪ >> announcer: the following program is brought to you by nopale-- the anti-inflammatory wellness drink from trivita. stay tuned for an exciting offer for nopalea. a few years ago, trivita founder michael ellison introduced the world to nopalea. his goal was to bring wellness and a better quality of life to as many people suffering from inflammation as possible. now here's what many are saying. >> people are telling me i look 10 years younger because the pain is gone from my life. >> i've been pain-free f seven months. you do not understand what it's like to get up every day and not have pain -- go through and golf, long car rides, do what you want and not have pain. >> it's made me feel younger. i'm sleeping like a baby, and my grandkids can't ke
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martha, thank you and martha, by the way will have much more on the terror threat later on this week when she speaks with america's highest ranks military officer, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. >> but now let's get the morning's other top stories from ron claiborne including breaking news. >> that's right, bianna, and dan, the clock seems to be running out for alex rodriguez of the yankees. good morning, everyone. new reports this morning about rodriguez, a-rod and a possible suspension that could keep him out of the game of baseball for a very long time. just as alex rodriguez insists he will play for the yankees again, sources tell our sister station, espn, that the slugger will be suspended on monday likely through the end of the 2014 season. /total of 214 regular season games. >> baseball wants something significant. they want him off the field at least through next year. they are still thinking very seriously about a lifetime ban. >> reporter: a-rod reportedly tried to approach major league baseball and the yankees to try to reach some kind o
martha, thank you and martha, by the way will have much more on the terror threat later on this week when she speaks with america's highest ranks military officer, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. >> but now let's get the morning's other top stories from ron claiborne including breaking news. >> that's right, bianna, and dan, the clock seems to be running out for alex rodriguez of the yankees. good morning, everyone. new reports this morning about...
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if you're on martha another vineyard and bump in president obama, tell him we said hello. see you on "the five." ♪ ♪ >> uma: the i.r.s. mess, just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, news that one woman at the center of the scandal gets a promotion. and it comes as the agency gets blasted for now targeting small businesses. tea party attack. republican congressmen comes under fire for not promising to vote to keep obamacare at any cost. the problem is, he has voted against it a dozen times now. we will ask him what it feels like to go against many folks in his own party. a fabulous milestone for nasa. brand new pictures from the mars rover. one year after it lands on the red planet. those photos are simply amazing. all that and while the president's new nsa reform are
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the president today silent on the matter as he continues his vacation on martha's vineyard. press secretary josh earnest is condemning the attacks before secretary of state john kerry made this remark. including the leader of choice, mohammed morsi. >> these events are deplorable. and they run counter to egyptian aspirations for peace and genuine democracy. egyptians inside and outside of the government need to take a step back. reporter: this as the obama state department refuses to claim that egypt is embroiled in a civil war or that the military takeover could be described as a coup. we are looking at administration but still has not defined what has happened in a foreign nation over month ago since the president was removed from office. or how they plan, for that matter, to preserve american interests in that region and nation. chief washington correspondent james rosen has the report. reporter: u.s. officials say these officials firing on otesters again, that raised the specter of civil war in the most popular arab nation, america's top diplomat in a hastily arranged ap
the president today silent on the matter as he continues his vacation on martha's vineyard. press secretary josh earnest is condemning the attacks before secretary of state john kerry made this remark. including the leader of choice, mohammed morsi. >> these events are deplorable. and they run counter to egyptian aspirations for peace and genuine democracy. egyptians inside and outside of the government need to take a step back. reporter: this as the obama state department refuses to...
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at a white house briefing from martha's vineyard, deputy spokesman josh ernest called for restraint and con demtd the violence. >> the united states strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in egypt. violence will make it more difficult to move egypt forward on a path to lasting stability and democracy. >> and just a short time ago, secretary of state john kerry joined the condemnation but said he believes there is a path forward. >> the path towards violence leads only to greater instability, economic disaster, and suffering. the only sustainable path for either side is one towards a political solution. i am convinced that that path is, in fact, are still open and it is possible though it has been made much, much harderer. >> and in a sign of how difficult that path has become, just hours ago, egypt's interim vice president mohamed elbaradei a nobel peace prize laureate resigned in protest. there are reports that eight top political leaders of the muslim brotherhood have been arrested. as the muslim brotherhood calls for more protests the government says none will be al
at a white house briefing from martha's vineyard, deputy spokesman josh ernest called for restraint and con demtd the violence. >> the united states strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in egypt. violence will make it more difficult to move egypt forward on a path to lasting stability and democracy. >> and just a short time ago, secretary of state john kerry joined the condemnation but said he believes there is a path forward. >> the path towards violence...
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he is in martha's vineyard in massachusetts. he will be speaking to reporters in the next half hour. the oustedof president storming and torching two buildings, causing the local has thents in giza, story tells, a two and a four- story building set ablaze. more demonstrations in cairo today. this is a map of he did, looking at the northern part of the country. your thoughts on all of this? thing i need to tell you, the brotherhood, they are the worst people that you can imagine. trouble. all of the you talked about the military. trust me, the military tries to defend egypt. people who do something wrong is the brotherhood. i am muslim. the brotherhood is the worst people that you can imagine. if they come here, americans could never stand one day with a brotherhood. host: thank you. greg in horten, virginia. virginia.- lorton, caller: we have been involved in the middle east for way too long. it is all about oil. it is why we go there, why we play this game of giving money to egypt and israel. everyone knows that they are enemie
he is in martha's vineyard in massachusetts. he will be speaking to reporters in the next half hour. the oustedof president storming and torching two buildings, causing the local has thents in giza, story tells, a two and a four- story building set ablaze. more demonstrations in cairo today. this is a map of he did, looking at the northern part of the country. your thoughts on all of this? thing i need to tell you, the brotherhood, they are the worst people that you can imagine. trouble. all of...
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martha. martha: that may be the hottest spot in terms where this is headed. leland, thank you very much. gregg: so how did we get here? back on june 29, 20 million egyptians sign ad petition for mohammed morsi to step down. next day large-scale demonstrations break out. millions take to the streets denouncing morsi's government. july third they kick morsi out of government, detaining him and moving him to an undisclosed location. last wednesday 525 people are killed, close to 4,000 injured in the army's violent crackdown on pro-morsi, pro-muslim brotherhood protesters, making it one of egypt's deadliest days ever. martha: all that is the backdrop as defense secretary chuck hagel says the united states is working with egyptian security forces to keep all americans who are still in egypt safe. >> protection of americans in egypt, not just only our diplomats but all americans is of the highest priority and and we all, all the american government officials including american military, have been working very closely with the egyptian military and police to assure
martha. martha: that may be the hottest spot in terms where this is headed. leland, thank you very much. gregg: so how did we get here? back on june 29, 20 million egyptians sign ad petition for mohammed morsi to step down. next day large-scale demonstrations break out. millions take to the streets denouncing morsi's government. july third they kick morsi out of government, detaining him and moving him to an undisclosed location. last wednesday 525 people are killed, close to 4,000 injured in...
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martha raddatz has been tracking the threats that led to the closing. are the embassies opening again now because u.s. officials believe the drone strikes in yemen this week actually got the plotters? >> george, officials say the plotters of this specific plan were not killed in strikes in yemen, but the dead are part of the network of terrorists trying to kill americans. intelligence officials believe the plan was to send a truck bomb into the u.s. embassy there. but a senior u.s. official, that because of the actions taken, the terrorists have likely moved the explosives out of the vehicle and are changing tactics. adding that we think that the imminent threat dissipated, but fear they have gone back to ground waiting for the next opportunity to strike. this immediate threat may have passed, but the threat of terrorism never passed. >> we heard from u.s. officials that tlebl that the nsa surveillance programs helped track this emerging threat. the president announced some reforms on friday in those programs. and had tough words for the nsa leaker edwa
martha raddatz has been tracking the threats that led to the closing. are the embassies opening again now because u.s. officials believe the drone strikes in yemen this week actually got the plotters? >> george, officials say the plotters of this specific plan were not killed in strikes in yemen, but the dead are part of the network of terrorists trying to kill americans. intelligence officials believe the plan was to send a truck bomb into the u.s. embassy there. but a senior u.s....
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president obama made a statement on the deteriorating situation from martha's vineyard earlier today. >> the united states strongly condemns the steps that have been taken by egypt's interim government and security forces.
president obama made a statement on the deteriorating situation from martha's vineyard earlier today. >> the united states strongly condemns the steps that have been taken by egypt's interim government and security forces.
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she's on martha's vineyard. the question that was asked about the aid given to see scri egypt is basically the only thing the u.s. has, for lack of a better term is the financial leverage of that money to see if they can reverse course. >>s it ate strongest piece of leverage that the united states has that $1.3 billion in military aid. you heard the reporter there shout the question, will you withhold aid? he didn't take the bait. he didn't answer the question. also, absent from the president's remarks, whether or not he views what happened in egypt as a coup. he acknowledged it was a military takeover of a democratically elected government but he won't go so far as to define this as a coup for legal reasons. if he does, if the administration weighs in on that question and determines ifth was in fact a coup, under the law the u.s. would almost certainly have to withhold that $1.3 billion in aid. the united states sort of still holding that dangling that out in front of the interim government. i think, hoping tha
she's on martha's vineyard. the question that was asked about the aid given to see scri egypt is basically the only thing the u.s. has, for lack of a better term is the financial leverage of that money to see if they can reverse course. >>s it ate strongest piece of leverage that the united states has that $1.3 billion in military aid. you heard the reporter there shout the question, will you withhold aid? he didn't take the bait. he didn't answer the question. also, absent from the...
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president obama has been watching this unfold while on his vacation on martha's vineyard. the president today gave his first public remarks, condemning the violence on both sides. >> while we want to sustain our relationship with egypt, our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets and rights are being rolled back. as a result, this morning we notified the egyptian government that we are cancelling our biannual joint military exercise scheduled for next month. >> the president referred to the change in power in egypt as the military's intervention. there's another word that could be used to describe the act of a military overthrowing, a democratically elected leader and installing a new government in its place, a coup, but will you not hear anyone in the obama administration use that word. if they did call it a coup, the law dictates the u.s. would have to stop sending aid, specifically $1.5 billion in annual aid to egypt. so the state department has decided it simply will not decide. >> the law does not require us to m
president obama has been watching this unfold while on his vacation on martha's vineyard. the president today gave his first public remarks, condemning the violence on both sides. >> while we want to sustain our relationship with egypt, our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets and rights are being rolled back. as a result, this morning we notified the egyptian government that we are cancelling our biannual joint military exercise...
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our white house correspondent dan lothian is in martha's vineyard where the first family is on vacation. dan, why did president obama decide to take this step this week? he canceled joint military exercises between the u.s. and the egyptian military. >> reporter: that's right. he did, brianna. and the main reason is because of the escalating violence on the ground in egypt which you have just been talking about. the president condemning that violence, condemning the actions of the interim military government there and the security forces, but also there's been this sort of level of frustration within the obama administration at the slow pace of the transition from this military interim government to a democratically elected civilian government. the obama administration, at least officials within the administration, had been discussing this as an option. in fact, back in june at the time that the administration decided to delay the delivery of those f-16s, it was brought up as an option to pull out of these biannual exercises known as bright star, but it was only on wednesday after the p
our white house correspondent dan lothian is in martha's vineyard where the first family is on vacation. dan, why did president obama decide to take this step this week? he canceled joint military exercises between the u.s. and the egyptian military. >> reporter: that's right. he did, brianna. and the main reason is because of the escalating violence on the ground in egypt which you have just been talking about. the president condemning that violence, condemning the actions of the interim...
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tonight on martha's vineyard, the president is wrapping up his vacation. our chief white house correspondent major garrett is there as well. major, the administration urged the military not to resort to violence. it's now continued for four days. why does the administration believe it was ignored? >> the administration believes the egyptian military decided to break the back of the muslim brotherhood once and for all, try to reduce or eliminate its will to protest and resist in the streets. this is a risky short-term strategy, jeff, because it could push egypt closer to a civil war if the muslim brotherhood doesn't back down or others in egypt not aligned with it also turn against the military. the administration believes the military has decided it will not pursue any kind of democratic reforms until it's dealt with the muslim brotherhood. we're in the stages now seeing if that strategy will succeed. one thing administration officials have concluded-- they were powerless to stop this turn of events. >> glor: major, some critics say the white house's refus
tonight on martha's vineyard, the president is wrapping up his vacation. our chief white house correspondent major garrett is there as well. major, the administration urged the military not to resort to violence. it's now continued for four days. why does the administration believe it was ignored? >> the administration believes the egyptian military decided to break the back of the muslim brotherhood once and for all, try to reduce or eliminate its will to protest and resist in the...
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he arrived if martha's vineyard after his first full press conference in more than three months. and he made news on the government surveillance program, relations with russia, and our war against al qaeda. he is not senator john mccain, republican leader on national security who just returned from the mideast joins us now from arizona. senator, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> thank you, chris. >> president obama said friday he wants to reform the government's surveillance program. add safe guards. make the whole program more transparent. republican congressman pete king, a member of the house intelligence committee, said this. that he called it a monumental failure of war time leadership. senator mccain was right. >> i think it's pretty clear that there's been failures throughout that have led to mr. snowden now being granted asylum in russia. there is now a large percentage of americans, particularly young americans, who view mr. snowden as some kind of a whistleblower when we know he betrayed his oath of office. there is some young that believe he is some kind of jason bou
he arrived if martha's vineyard after his first full press conference in more than three months. and he made news on the government surveillance program, relations with russia, and our war against al qaeda. he is not senator john mccain, republican leader on national security who just returned from the mideast joins us now from arizona. senator, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> thank you, chris. >> president obama said friday he wants to reform the government's surveillance...
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the president is vacationing on martha's vineyard. dan, what else did the president have to say about egypt? >> reporter: wolf, the president said the cycle of violence needs to stop. he condemned the actions of the military government and announced the u.s. is pulling out of joint exercises, a move that a senior administration official had been discussed as early as june but that the president made up his mind just last night. after a telephone briefing with his national security team on the escalating violence in egypt, president obama emerged from vacation mode in an effort to jolt that country's interim military government off what he called a dangerous path. >> the egyptian people deserve people. >> reporter: cancelling bright star, a long time joint biannual military exercise set for next month. >> our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets and rights are being rolled back. >> reporter: this stepped up pressure comes amid calls to suspend the $1.3 billion in annual u.s. mi
the president is vacationing on martha's vineyard. dan, what else did the president have to say about egypt? >> reporter: wolf, the president said the cycle of violence needs to stop. he condemned the actions of the military government and announced the u.s. is pulling out of joint exercises, a move that a senior administration official had been discussed as early as june but that the president made up his mind just last night. after a telephone briefing with his national security team on...
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martha: shh! huh? martha: shh! huh? martha: shh! my story starts with rinty standing in the yard. suddenly it starts to snow. rinty says, "woof, woof, woof!" what happens next? the next day, rinty goes outside and it starts to snow. rinty says "woof, woof, woof!" how does it end? more snow? woof, woof, woof? don't give it away. surely you can tell a better story than my brother. just go to the "martha's stories" page at pbskids.org and play "pup talk." make up your own story. tell it to me and watch it come to life. you can even include scary stuff like fireworks. try it out. join us online at pbskids.org. hey, snow! told you! (laughing) (sci-fi horror movie music plays) (crow cawing) (gasps): steve! don't! i have to, baby. something bizarre is going on in that basement. bizarre? what's that? don't you know? uh-uh. you're beautiful, baby, but you got a lot to learn. "bizarre" means something strange is going on. like snow in july-- and that thing in the basement. (gasps) (organ playing sci-fi horror movie music) (woman screams) (gasps, yells) (organ music continues over tv) (gasps
martha: shh! huh? martha: shh! huh? martha: shh! my story starts with rinty standing in the yard. suddenly it starts to snow. rinty says, "woof, woof, woof!" what happens next? the next day, rinty goes outside and it starts to snow. rinty says "woof, woof, woof!" how does it end? more snow? woof, woof, woof? don't give it away. surely you can tell a better story than my brother. just go to the "martha's stories" page at pbskids.org and play "pup talk."...
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>> martha raddatz with us again tonight. thank you. >>> also new word this evening on americans now believed to have joined the fight on the ground in syria potentially helping terrorist groups there. could those americans, in fact, pose a threat to our homeland. our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas sat down with fbi director robert muller today. >> we know muller is about to step down after 12 years. this was really something today in your interview expressing real concern about americans on the ground in syria? >> reporter: the fbi director is concerned about radicals who have gone to fight including members of al qaeda, and he said there is intelligence americans may have joined them. >> you are concerned about what they -- number one, the associations they will make and secondly, the expertise they will develop and whether or not they will utilize that expertise to undertake an attack in the homeland. so, yes, we are concerned about that. >> as he gets ready to leave his post, pierre, you asked what still keeps
>> martha raddatz with us again tonight. thank you. >>> also new word this evening on americans now believed to have joined the fight on the ground in syria potentially helping terrorist groups there. could those americans, in fact, pose a threat to our homeland. our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas sat down with fbi director robert muller today. >> we know muller is about to step down after 12 years. this was really something today in your interview expressing...
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martha? >> trace, thank you. what a story. >>> so we've got a disturbing update on the continued assault on coptic christians in egypt. a 10-year-old little girl shot and killed in the street as she left bible study class. we'll tell you what is happening in that story. >>> plus, yet another sports fan dies in a fatal fall from the upper deck at a sports stadium. the circumstances surrounding this young man's death are anything but clear at this point. >>> and north carolina is now the battleground in the fight over voting rights. we'll break down all the details, look at how the supreme court has opened a door to what may be the central battle for 26 teams. [ bottle ] okay, listen up! i'm here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. [ all gasp ] oj, veggies you're cool. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! 'cause i'm re-workin' the menu, keeping her healthy and you on your toes. [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, an
martha? >> trace, thank you. what a story. >>> so we've got a disturbing update on the continued assault on coptic christians in egypt. a 10-year-old little girl shot and killed in the street as she left bible study class. we'll tell you what is happening in that story. >>> plus, yet another sports fan dies in a fatal fall from the upper deck at a sports stadium. the circumstances surrounding this young man's death are anything but clear at this point. >>> and...
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magazine and producer and host of "equal time with martha burke." you look too young to have been there. lynn, i want to ask you what did being there on that important day 50 years ago mean to you as an african-american woman? >> on that day 50 years ago, it was just the most amazing experience i'd ever had in my 16 years. you have to look at it in retrospect, we sometimes see things that you didn't see then, and you have to remember that at the point the people converged on washington, we as a community were off of a very hard fought battle in birmingham, in albany george. >>, in mississippi, in alabama, people were struggling to have the right to citizenship, the right to vote, the right to public accommodations. people were being jailed and this was a culmination of those efforts to come to washington and petition the federal government to intervene and insure that in fact all citizens have equal treatment. >> annie, you were there, too, 50 years ago. again, you were there today for the march today. how did being there in 1963 impact who you beca
magazine and producer and host of "equal time with martha burke." you look too young to have been there. lynn, i want to ask you what did being there on that important day 50 years ago mean to you as an african-american woman? >> on that day 50 years ago, it was just the most amazing experience i'd ever had in my 16 years. you have to look at it in retrospect, we sometimes see things that you didn't see then, and you have to remember that at the point the people converged on...
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martha: you wonder what the next shoe to drop is. i'm martha maccallum. the nsa reportedly intercepted calls from americans on american soil. many times they say it was by accident. sometimes an area code was a
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. >> one thing we did hear from the president this week and he was speaking from martha's vineyard he did not mention the aid but did say the u.s. government is canceling its military exercises. is that a big deal or not? it seems like the military is occupied at the moment. and not exactly -- >> right. >> well, this is a biennial exercise so every two years. the last time it was held bright star was in 2009 because in 2011, they also had their hands full with the revolution and couldn't do it. in some ways, you can say it's symbolic and other ways it allows us to understand how the other side works. many countries participate in it. just a slap on the wrist. what's real is if they're considering, for example, they've stopped giving the f-16. they put that on hold. if they decide to stop giving other hardware, if they're not really letting aid flow since july 3, since this ouster, that's the bigger question. and we'll have to see where it goes. if things get worse, they're not going to be able to continue with the policy they have right now. that's my prediction. amy: thank you very m
. >> one thing we did hear from the president this week and he was speaking from martha's vineyard he did not mention the aid but did say the u.s. government is canceling its military exercises. is that a big deal or not? it seems like the military is occupied at the moment. and not exactly -- >> right. >> well, this is a biennial exercise so every two years. the last time it was held bright star was in 2009 because in 2011, they also had their hands full with the revolution...
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. >>> and the first family enjoyed part of a ride on a bike ride at martha's vineyard. they'll runneturn to the white house on sunday. back now to "the politics of power." >>> for too long, our national leaders have spent too much time talking about addressing our fossil fuel addiction and too little time doing anything about it. that is until president obama decided to finally take action in a landmark speech on climate change. >> i'm announcing a new national climate action plan, and i'm here to enlist your generation's help in keeping the united states of america a leader, a global leader, in the fight against climate change. >> from the great depression to fighting fascism to the space race, the solutions and the money to tackle our greatest challenges have often come from one place -- washington. so, too, must the solution for climate change. without government support, and yes, funding, of industry and new technologies, the american economy, as we know it, wouldn't exist. federal land grants helped build our railroads in the 19th century. in the 20th century, fede
. >>> and the first family enjoyed part of a ride on a bike ride at martha's vineyard. they'll runneturn to the white house on sunday. back now to "the politics of power." >>> for too long, our national leaders have spent too much time talking about addressing our fossil fuel addiction and too little time doing anything about it. that is until president obama decided to finally take action in a landmark speech on climate change. >> i'm announcing a new national...
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♪ martha-- to reiterate-- martha speaks. ♪ more broth. oh, hi, there. granny and i have a terrific show for you today. you'll hear words like "expand" and "reduce," "add" and "subtract"-- words that are about getting bigger and smaller and better. mmm... this batter still needs improvement. add bonemeal. your manners still need improvement. you should say "please." please enjoy our show. okay, dig in. (babbling) oh, uh, hello, jake. oh, uh... ah, help yourself. there's plenty more where that came from. (babbling) now what have you got to say for yourself? goo oup, mata. sounds like you missed a few letters there, jakey. (babbling) leaving out letters can really limit your speech. (skits barks) when you limit something, you stop it from getting bigger. like, jake's vocabulary would be limited without the letter "r." you can't say "martha" without it. (squealing) (barking) mata. mar... tha. let me tell you a story, jake. this happened a while back-- you might not remember it. i'd only been talking a few weeks... life with language was one big banquet. man
♪ martha-- to reiterate-- martha speaks. ♪ more broth. oh, hi, there. granny and i have a terrific show for you today. you'll hear words like "expand" and "reduce," "add" and "subtract"-- words that are about getting bigger and smaller and better. mmm... this batter still needs improvement. add bonemeal. your manners still need improvement. you should say "please." please enjoy our show. okay, dig in. (babbling) oh, uh, hello, jake. oh,...
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wendell goler is with the president on martha's vineyard tonight. >> reporter: egypt's most violent day since the ouster of hosni maubarak pulled the president out of vacation briefly and said the u.s. will boycott joint exercises that had been set next month. >> our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets and rights are being rolled back. >> reporter: the biannual exercises began two years after the egypt-israel peace treaty and once a mainstay of the relationship and haven't been held since 2009 because of the continue i continuing instability. here on martha's vineyard, president obama has spent time on the phone with the national security team and briefed by the national security advisor but hasn't co hasn't -- talking about egypt's problems. >> reporter: they both have accused him of supporting the other side and so have his critics in this country. >> the president has put his thumb down on the scale on the side of the muslim brotherhood. this will resonate all over egypt and not do us any good. >> reporter: meanwhile, kentuc
wendell goler is with the president on martha's vineyard tonight. >> reporter: egypt's most violent day since the ouster of hosni maubarak pulled the president out of vacation briefly and said the u.s. will boycott joint exercises that had been set next month. >> our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets and rights are being rolled back. >> reporter: the biannual exercises began two years after the egypt-israel peace...
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again, he will be speaking here in martha's vineyard at 10:15. those are going to be taped comments, chris, so we are going to turn them around as quickly as humanly possible so we can get them out to the audience so that everyone can hear what president obama has to say at 10:15. i should say i was traveling with the president two years ago in 2011 when there was unrest in libya. similarly, he came out and addressed the situation. so this feels very similar. we know the president is vacationing here. but this is to some extent a working vacation as well. he continues to get briefed regularly. his national security adviser, susan rice, traveling with him, and has been keeping him up to date on the ongoing and fast-moving developments in egypt. chris. >> kristen, thank you. we'll come back ton you throughout the hour. for more on politics facing the president on this, and there are politic, in everything, including this. our panel. politi politico's m.j. lee. former executive director of the congressional black caucus angela rye. and republican la
again, he will be speaking here in martha's vineyard at 10:15. those are going to be taped comments, chris, so we are going to turn them around as quickly as humanly possible so we can get them out to the audience so that everyone can hear what president obama has to say at 10:15. i should say i was traveling with the president two years ago in 2011 when there was unrest in libya. similarly, he came out and addressed the situation. so this feels very similar. we know the president is...
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we begin with correspondent wendell goler traveling with the president in martha's vineyard that could leave you paying more out of pocket. good evening, wendell. >> reporter: good evening, shannon. the concession involves the cap on out of pocket costs to go into effect next year, it could double costs for people that use one to manage medical coverage and another for prescription drug benefits. as the president settled in to vacation life on martha's vineyard, word of a new obama care concession to insurance companies, involving the $6300 a year cap on deductibles and co-pays that was supposed to go into effect next year. officials say insurers sometimes use different companies to administer medical coverage and drug benefits, their computers don't always talk to each other. in those rare cases, people could pay twice the out of pocket costs. this ceo says the president was right when he warned there would be a learning curve. >> they're trying to recreate many of the things insurance companies got good at doing. what they're going to learn is this is not so easy. >> reporter: the la
we begin with correspondent wendell goler traveling with the president in martha's vineyard that could leave you paying more out of pocket. good evening, wendell. >> reporter: good evening, shannon. the concession involves the cap on out of pocket costs to go into effect next year, it could double costs for people that use one to manage medical coverage and another for prescription drug benefits. as the president settled in to vacation life on martha's vineyard, word of a new obama care...
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after a family vacation on martha's vineyard facing questions how his administration will handle two vital concerns to the nation. internationally, there's still a question of how america should respond to the violence against protesters in egypt as well as reports that the military-controlled government may soon release former dictator hosni hugh barak from prison. we'll have more in just a moment. but first, the president returns as d.c. and the nation prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic march on washington for jobs and freedom. half a century later, the questions about race and criminal justice raised by that march still face the country. including in the form of controversial stop and frisk programs. a federal judge declared new york city's programs unconstitutional last week. however, at a news conference on a major gun bust today, new york city mayor michael bloomberg again stood front and center to defend the practice. >> generally, it's believed by law enforcement people that without this tactic, the bad guys would feel a lot more comfortable in carrying
after a family vacation on martha's vineyard facing questions how his administration will handle two vital concerns to the nation. internationally, there's still a question of how america should respond to the violence against protesters in egypt as well as reports that the military-controlled government may soon release former dictator hosni hugh barak from prison. we'll have more in just a moment. but first, the president returns as d.c. and the nation prepare to celebrate the 50th...